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NASA Funding. The $1.3-trillion fiscal year 2018 omnibus appropriations bill, which President Donald Trump signed into law March 23, contains $20.7 billion for NASA, a $1.1 billion increase from FY […]
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BudgetProjected NNSA Budgets Can Handle Low-Yield Warhead, DoE Officials Tell Congress
Energy Secretary Rick Perry and the head of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) both assured Congress last week that the two new low-yield warheads called for in the Trump […]
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CongressFY18 Spending Bill Funds Critical Infrastructure, Federal IT Cyber Security Projects
Facing increasing cyber threats aimed at exploiting known vulnerabilities, lawmakers secured funding in their new $1.3 trillion spending bill for programs needed to improve the cyber resiliency of critical infrastructure […]
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BudgetTrump Signs Omnibus Spending Bill Despite Non-Defense Concerns
President Donald Trump signed the $1.3-trillion fiscal year 2018 omnibus appropriations bill into law March 23, saying the need for increased military funding outweighed his misgivings about several non-defense aspects […]
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Missile DefenseOfficials Lay Out Missile Defense Updates/Setbacks; MDR Expected After April
Top U.S. Defense Department missile defense leaders provided positive updates on U.S. missile defense systems at a congressional hearing last Thursday, but one official was reluctant to say when the […]
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Air ForceAir Force Wants Cheap, Expendable Drones And Missiles To Overwhelm Enemy Air Defenses
AUSTIN, Texas — Pentagon scientists are trying to beat the cost curve the military likely will encounter in future wars by designing low-cost, expendable unmanned aircraft and munitions that can […]
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CongressDTRA Seeks To Speed Acquisitions
At the behest Defense Department Acquisition Chief Ellen Lord, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is looking for ways to speed its acquisitions so that it can meet warfighter requirements […]
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Friday, March 23, 2018
- DoD Weapon Systems Get Big Funding Boost In Omnibus Bill
- Omnibus Bill Funds Two More Coast Guard National Security Cutters
- Hewson Lauds Trump’s Actions To Protect U.S. Companies Against China’s Theft Of Intellectual Property
- State Department Approves Deals With Saudi Arabia For Missiles, Vehicle Logistics And Helicopter Support
- Navy Looks To Extend The Life Of Five Los Angeles Subs
- Multi-Billion Dollar DoD Cloud Project, Army Tactical Network Fix Included In Omnibus Bill
- Navy Wants Legacy Systems Open To New Capabilities
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InternationalState Department Approves Deals With Saudi Arabia For Missiles, Vehicle Logistics And Helicopter Support
The State Department has approved several possible deals with Saudi Arabia, including $670 million for TOW 2B (BGM-71F-Series) missiles, $300 million in logistics support for their Land Forces Ordnance Corps […]
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Budget
Multi-Billion Dollar DoD Cloud Project, Army Tactical Network Fix Included In Omnibus Bill
Pentagon officials secured priorities in the latest omnibus spending bill, approved Thursday by the House, for new projects to build more resilient cyber networks needed to address known vulnerabilities. Department […]